Java program to Get current date and time

• By using date and calendar classes we can get current date and time in java.
• By using SimpleDateFormat we can convert date into string format.
• Create object of date.
• Create object of SimpleDateFormat by passing required format to constructor
• Format using object of SimpleDateFormat 

Using Date Object:


Java Program to get current date and time using Date object and SimpleDateFormat

1. import java.text.DateFormat;
2. import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
3. import java.util.Date;
5.  
6. public class GetDateTime {
7.  
8.     /**
9.      * Get current date and time in java
10.      * @author www.instanceofjava.com
11.      */
12.     public static void main(String[] args) {
13.         
14.         
15.         DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss");
16.         Date date = new Date();
17.         System.out.println(df.format(date));
18.  
19. }
20. }
    

Output:

1. 23-04-2017 19:43:23

Using Calendar Object:

Java Program to get current date and time using Calendar object and SimpleDateFormat

1. import java.text.DateFormat;
2. import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
3. import java.util.Calendar;
5.  
6. public class GetDateTime {
7.  
8.     /**
9.      * Get current date and time in java
10.      * @author www.instanceofjava.com
11.      */
12.  public static void main(String[] args) {
13.         
14.         
15.         DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss");
16.         Calendar calendarobj = Calendar.getInstance();
17.         System.out.println(df.format(calendarobj.getTime()));
18.  }
19.  
20. }
    

Output:

1. 23-04-2017 19:47:45
   

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